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• Their Finest Hour: Aircraft Of The Battle Of Britain | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £8.56 (47.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The most beautiful aircraft ever designed' is how many would describe the Spitfire. Together with the legendary and more numerous fighter of the era the Hurricane this aircraft was successfully used in 1940 to halt the might of the advancing German war machine. The Hurricane was a sound aircraft often 'the fighter pilot's choice' being both sturdy and offering an excellent gun platform. But many other aircraft also played their part in defending the British shores from a vast and well equipped German Air Force. Just why was the Messerschmitt Bf 109E a better aircraft than the RAF's defending aircraft during the early stages of the battle? Why did the Hurricane shoot down three times more German bombers than the Spitfire? Why was the Heinkel He 111 the most successful bomber of the era? Why was the Stuka dive bomber so feared? What happened to the squadrons of Defiants that experienced such mixed fortunes that summer? How did the Germans develop such a vast and advanced airforce in the light of the restrictions placed on them after the First World War at the Treaty of Versailles? These unique DVDs answer these questions examining the significance of the technology behind the different aircraft in the Battle of Britain.

• Their Finest Hour: Spitfire Pilot | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £11.30   |  Saving you £1.69 (13.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Spitfire was to become a legendary aircraft during its service throughout the Second World War. With the development of dozens of marks and variations it became a symbol of British aero-engineering ingenuity and technological beauty. Some of the greatest and most celebrated pilots of the war from varying backgrounds and different nations had the joy of piloting the Spitfire into battle in the knowledge that they were flying one of the most advanced aircraft of the era. These pilots included some of the most celebrated fighter aces of all time. With the guidance of Squadron Leader C.V Brown a serving RAF officer who has the privilege of piloting these historic aircraft today we take an in-depth look at the Spitfire's history and development alongside the stories of pilots who seventy years ago had the privilege of bearing the title 'Spitfire Pilot

• Their Finest Hour: Pilots Of The Battle Of Britain | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £6.23   |  Saving you £6.76 (52.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Should God forbid France fall we will need every available aircraft and every trained pilot to defend the shores of Britain from the invasion force which most surely will come. These words written by Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding to Prime Minister Winston Churchill in May 1940 could not have been more true. There remained twenty miles or so of water between Hitler and Great Britain. Unless Hitler's Air Force had control of the skies between France and England any attempt to send an invasion force across that narrow strip of water would be disastrous. The stage was therefore set for an epic battle to control the skies over the English Channel and Southern England. Although aircraft production had been sufficiently increased fighter pilots took up to eighteen months to train. It was here that the RAF were in desperate need; and unless Britain's pilots could shoot down Luftwaffe aircraft at a rate of nearly four to one the RAF would be shot from the skies within weeks and Europe would become a secure fortress for the Third Reich. The defence of Britain and ultimately the free world therefore lay on the shoulders of a few hundred RAF pilots whose mission was to hold out at any cost... this remarkable new DVD tells the story of some of those pilots.